New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday launched the annual plantation drive during which one million saplings will be planted in the capital.Dikshit was joined by ... Read more...

North Brunswick (New Jersey), June 19 (IANS) Indian-American Dharun Ravi, a former Rutgers University student,
would not be deported to India on completion of his sentence for spying on his gay ... Read more...

Bhubaneswar, June 1 (IANS) Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Friday strongly refuted the charges that there was a scam in the allocation of coal blocks.Speaking to reporters here, ... Read more...

New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) With a Comptroller and Auditor General of India report alleging financial irregularities worth thousands of crores of rupees by the Narendra Modi government in ... Read more...

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) All Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) across India have been directed to ensure they are tobacco-free to prevent youth access to tobacco, officials said Tuesday.The Kendriya Vidyalya ... Read more...

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) From the original estimate of Rs.296 crore, the 2010 Commonwealth Games finally worked out to Rs.28,054 crore, nearly 100 times more, according to the Comptroller ... Read more...

By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 8 (IANS) Counterfeit currency is becoming a cause for concern in India with fake rupees believed to be printed in Pakistan and then channelled through Dhaka, Bangladesh, and ... Read more...

By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) Edging ahead of India, Pakistan has doubled its nuclear arsenal over the last several years and now has more than 100 deployed weapons, according ... Read more...

Wellington, Jan 31 (ANI): India has reportedly become the largest source of new international students in New Zealand.Nearly 9000 student permits have reportedly been issued to Indian students. First-time students accounted ... Read more...

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Opposition parties have decided to raise the issue of corruption during parliament's winter session beginning Tuesday and will try to pin down the government on controversies ... Read more...

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Compared to India, a higher percentage of women in Pakistan feel they are treated with respect, says a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report.According to the report, ... Read more...

New Delhi, Oct.18 (ANI): In a bid to prevent terrorists entering the country from coastal areas, as they did for carrying out Mumbai terror attack, the Government has launched a 350-crore rupees ... Read more...

New Delhi, Oct. 8 (ANI): Commonwealth Games medal winners are being gifted with an `angavastram' instead of the traditional bouquet of flowers. The angavastram, complete with the CWG colours, woven logo and ... Read more...

By Arun Kumar
Chicago, Sep 14 (IANS) Three people returned to the US from India earlier this year infected with the newly described "superbugs" that are highly resistant to antibiotics, according to media ... Read more...

New Delhi, Aug.12 (ANI): Director General of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) V K Verma contended on Thursday that the collective responsibilities of the Suresh Kalmadi-led Executive Board could not be brushed ... Read more...

By Arun Kumar
Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) Racing to beat India in the nuclear race, Pakistan has already stockpiled more nuclear warheads than India and has produced enough fissile material to double its ... Read more...

By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The Indian art market has witnessed a period of consolidation in 2010 and the coming months will see further strengthening, predicts Neville Tuli, founder-chairman of ... Read more...